WWI
Imperialism
Progressivism
Westward Expansion
Urbanization & Immigration
100
How did World War I redefine the relationship between the federal government and private businesses?
The War Industries Board controlled what was produced even in private factories.
100
Which specific event caused the American public to insist upon going to war with Spain?
the bombing of the USS Maine
100
“Women finally gain the right to vote!”
Which progressive amendment does this quote most likely refer to?
19th Amendment
100
What is the subject of this 1872 painting?
progression of westward expansion/manifest destiny
100
What attracted African Americans to the North during World War I?
job opportunities
200
Why did US economic interests make it unlikely that the US would stay neutral in World War I?
US businesses sold materials to the Allies
200
What did the reelection of William McKinley show about the attitudes and beliefs of many Americans?
They supported imperialism.
200
"You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns. You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold."
What was William Jennings Bryan's message in his famous "Cross of Gold" speech during the Election of 1890?
government ownership of utilities
200
How did the buffalo influence Native American life on the Great Plains?
It provided the Native Americans with many of their basic needs.
200
What problems did rapid growth pose for cities?
Rise in poor sanitation and scarcity of resources
300
How did the power of the federal government increase during World War I?
Congress allowed President Wilson to control much of the economy in order to produce goods for the war.
300
Why did some of the people of American descent who were living in Hawaii in the late 1800s want the United States to annex the territory?
They wanted to avoid paying duty fees on their sugar.
300
A belief shared by Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft, and Woodrow Wilson is that the Federal Government should…
use its power to regulate unfair business practices
300
"There are certain things we can only do together. There are certain things only a union can do. Only a union could harness the courage of our pioneers to settle the American west, which is why [President Abraham Lincoln] passed a Homestead Act giving a tract of land to anyone seeking a stake in our growing economy."
– President Barack Obama
Passage of the Homestead Act demonstrated the federal government's commitment to...
settlement of western territories
300
What is the first thing that immigrants at Ellis Island encountered once they got off the ship?
physical examination by a medical professional
400
Why did the United States fail to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?
Congressional leaders feared that U.S. soldiers would be used to fight more wars overseas.
400
Why did William Seward arrange to purchase Alaska from Russia?
He supported American expansionism.
400
In the Election of 1896, the major issue was...
free and unlimited coinage of silver
400
"Up to our own day American History is the history of the colonization of the Great West. The existence of an area of free land,...and the advance of American settlement westward explain American development."
This quotation from Frederick Jackson Turner's Thesis during the 1890's suggests that the American frontier...
was instrumental in the formation of an American "identity" or character
400
What accounts for the trend in this chart?
The growth of industry led to increased economic opportunities in the city
500
How did US soldiers change the course of the war in 1917?
They drove back the German army by going on the offensive
500
What is the result of the Platt Amendment after the Spanish-American War?
The US had indirect control of Cuba after the Spanish American War
500
“This, then, is held to be the duty of the man of wealth: First, to set an example of modest, unostentatious living, shunning display or extravagance; … and, after doing so, to consider all surplus revenues which come to him simply as trust funds, which he is called upon to administer… to produce the most beneficial results for the community—the man of wealth thus becoming the mere trustee and agent for his poorer brethren, bringing to their service his superior wisdom, experience and ability to administer, doing for them better than they would or could do for themselves."
– "Wealth," Andrew Carnegie
This quote from Andrew Carnegie explains:
The Gospel of Wealth
500
"What a great deal! As a settler, we can gain ownership of 160 acres of land in the West as long as we can prove that we lived there for five years!"
For which act is this quote MOST LIKELY an argument?
Homestead Act
500
What is the BEST explanation for the rationale behind the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?
There was a perceived threat of competition from foreign laborers for American jobs in the US